Mario Kart 7
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Template:Infobox Mario Kart (tentative title) is an upcoming racing game in development for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the ninth installment of the Mario Kart series, the seventh in the main series, and the third on a handheld console. The game's release date is scheduled for Holiday 2011. In the game, players will be able to exchange Ghost Data and play online in multiplayer mode.[1] Nintendo has confirmed that this game will bring "a bunch of new elements" to the Mario Kart series.[2]
Gameplay
In this new Mario Kart game, coins will make a return. Coins are not featured in any Mario Kart game since Mario Kart: Super Circuit. The option to select classic Mario Kart tracks is also available again in this game. This new Mario Kart also has some new features. Players can now use air gliders, which can be useful for navigating through air. Players may now assemble their own karts, rather than select pre-set karts as in older Mario Kart games. Players can now select the body of the kart, the wheels and other additional accessory such as the glider. Some parts need to be unlocked before they can be used. This Mario Kart gives back the 8 racers in the races instead of 12 as seen in Mario Kart Wii.
Motorbikes, in which they first appeared in Mario Kart Wii, haven't been shown yet in any trailer or screenshot.
Confirmed Characters
Playable
- Mario[3]
- Luigi[3]
- Princess Peach[4]
- Yoshi[4]
- Donkey Kong[4]
- Bowser[4]
- Koopa Troopa[4]
- Toad[4]
- Mii [5]
Other
- Miis
- Grand Goombas
- Swoopers[1]
- Tiki Goons
- Screaming Pillars[6]
- Cheep-Cheeps[4]
- Clams[4]
- Banzai Bills
Nintendo eShop Description
A New Dimension of Kart Racing. The newest installment of the fan-favorite Mario Kart™ franchise brings Mushroom Kingdom racing fun to new heights, in glorious 3D. There are new customizable Karts with new abilities that will have players soaring through the skies on wings and propelling through the seas on their quest to become a Mario Kart Champion.
Confirmed Items
- Banana Peel[1]
- Triple Bananas[7]
- Green Shell[1]
- Triple Green Shells [7]
- Red Shell[7]
- Triple Red Shells[7]
- Spiny Shell[7]
- Mushroom[7]
- Triple Mushrooms[7]
- Star[7]
- Thunderbolt[7]
- Blooper[8]
- Bullet Bill[7]
- Coins
Confirmed Tracks
New Courses
- Unnamed tarmac race course. Peach's Castle appears here. Cherry blossom trees, and mushroom trampolines from Mushroom Gorge in Mario Kart Wii also appear in it.[9]
- Wuhu Island, a place that also appears in Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus, and Pilotwings Resort. The course even has a remix of Wii Sports Resort's main theme.
- Unnamed mountainous course with pipes and incoming boulders. It greatly resembles the pipe beta course, dokan_course from Mario Kart DS. There is also a cave and after is a forest.
- Unnamed jungle course with Tiki Goons from Donkey Kong Country Returns.
- Unnamed underwater course with Clams and Cheep-Cheeps.
- Unnamed windmill course.
Retro Courses
- Airship Fortress (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
- Luigi's Mansion (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
- Maple Treeway (Returning from Mario Kart Wii)
Gallery
- MarioGlider3DS.PNG
- MarioSillyKartThing.PNG
Mario
- BowserKartThingy3DS.PNG
- LuigiGlider3DS.PNG
Mario in a course with cherry trees.
Mario racing in front of Peach's Castle. Note that the player will be able to drive inside.
Mario racing in another circuit, with the layout similar to Koopa Cape.
- MK3DS-MountainousArea.JPG
Mario and Luigi driving up a slope in a mountainous area, dodging incoming boulders.
- AirGlider-MK3DS.jpg
Mario with an air glider attached to his kart.
The player customizing a kart for Mario.
Mario about to go underwater.
- Windmill village.jpg
A course with windmills.
Trivia
- In the E3 demo version, the banners at the start/finish lines now use the new Mario Kart logo.[7]
- Wario seems not to be playable in the E3 demo version of the game. Curiously, Wario has always been a standard playable character since Mario Kart 64.[7]
Media
References
- ^ a b c d Mario Kart 3DS: What we know so far
- ^ Mario Kart 3DS will bring a bunch of new elements into the game
- ^ a b Nintendo E3 Network - Nintendo 3DS
- ^ a b c d e f g h [1] Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ Mario Kart 3D Nintendo 3DS gameplay video
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l [2]
- ^ E3 2010: Mario Kart 3DS gameplay preview
- ^ Nintendo 3DS Game Line-Up
External Links
- Brief footage.
- Nintendo World 2011 Demo
- More Brief Footage (Footage at 4:03)
- Nintendo Network @ E3 2011 - Games
